Apr 23 2014

Megas, which makes health information software, and Unicor, which sells coding books and software, are merging to form Alpha II.

http://www.alphaii.com/AlphaII-PressRelease.aspx
Apr 23 2014

A monster.com survey finds that 42% of employees say they have left a job because of  work-related stress and a large number say that work stress has led to absenteeism and health problems.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/04/18/survey-42-of-employees-have-changed-jobs-due-to-stress/
Apr 23 2014

Keona Health has raised $2.5 million for its patient call support software.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/keona-health-raises-2-5-mln-in-series-a-funding/
Apr 23 2014

Wellcentive, a population health management software company, has raised additional capital to support expansion of its business.

http://www.wellcentive.com/wellcentive-raises-growth-equity/
Apr 21 2014

The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued a report recommending that Congress or CMS reduce payments for hospital outpatient surgeries to the same rates as those for freestanding surgery centers, which could save billions a yearn for CMS and beneficiaries.

http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200020.pdf
Apr 18 2014

According to a study in the British Medical Journal, as many as 12 million adults could be misdiagnosed during a medical visit, or about 5%.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140416/NEWS/304169948/misdiagnosis-could-affect-12m-u-s-adults-annually-study-finds&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpdaily?AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVEdldZL1IzSkUvSHRlRU90amtvZEErSlY=
Apr 18 2014

Catamaran, a large PBM, has issued its version of drug trend reporting, showing a per member per month trend of 2.4% in 2013 versus 2.6% in 2012.  Upward pressure is almost all from brand drug unit price increases and greater use and cost of specialty drugs, offset by continued generic expansion.  Catamaran is anticipating that trend could be as high as 5% in 2014, 6% in 2015 and 7.7% in 2016, driven by rising specialty use.

http://www.catamaranrx.com/uploadedFiles/Documents/Trend_Report/2014-Informed-Trends.pdf
Apr 18 2014

Healthways has released the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, measuring health and quality of wellness in the United States.

http://info.healthways.com/wbi2013?hsCtaTracking=9c9c8f32-9155-409b-9d68-52a652938083%7Cdb3919ad-293c-4f04-8e02-6156b65b3122&utm_campaign=Well-Being%20Index%202013&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XQT0I0O4nkLiziYwOg_AcrLkDtE-630MU-14jvS_kSMdjGQOX_Zr2ivRyPSu_-MakCu2AKjLSDtBDv4XHawiO7WYGaQ&utm_content=12499750&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=12499750
Apr 18 2014

Nuvance, a provider of radiology solutions, has acquired Accelerad, which provides cloud-based imaging exchange services.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140417/NEWS/304179947?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzlDL09CbkJiYkY0M3hlMGVvaUVVZER1RT0=&utm_source=link-20140417-NEWS-304179947&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top
Apr 17 2014

Orange Health Solutions has acquired MZI Healthcare, which makes revenue cycle and other software for hospitals and other providers.

http://jacksonville.com/business/2014-04-16/story/jacksonville-based-orange-health-solutions-acquires-software-firm-mzi
Apr 17 2014

British firm Zesty has received a $2 million investment to help roll out its online health care appointment booking app in the United Kingdom.

http://www.geektime.com/2014/04/13/u-k-healthcare-startup-zesty-gets-2m-to-strengthen-its-online-booking-service/
Apr 17 2014

drchrono has received a $2.9 million investment to continue development of its iPad/iPhone EHR app.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drchrono-receives-investment-from-box-204672401.html
Apr 17 2014

One Medical has raised an additional $40 million to support its business of providing primary care services.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/one-medical-raises-a-healthy-40-mln-in-growth-funding/
Apr 17 2014

Symphony Technology Group, a health care focused private equity firm, is acquiring MDdatacor, a vendor of data collection and analytics products, and intends to combine it with other assets to form the Symphony Health Solutions business.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/symphony-technology-group-acquires-mddatacor/
Apr 17 2014

A study conducted in Canada and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that as many as 31% of all written prescriptions are never filled, with cost, type of drug, age of the patient and regularity of visits to the same physician appearing to be associated with the rate of abandonment.

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1852865&utm_source=H2RMinutes+PCMH-ACO+Apr.+15%2C+2014&utm_campaign=PCMH-ACO+mins+4%2F15%2F14&utm_medium=email